Exam 1:An Introduction to Microbiology and Human Disease-Part B

The multicellular fungi are called ____________________,and they reproduce by forming _______________________.

The vector of plague is a(n)__________________________.

A(n)_______________________ disease is one with more than the usual number of cases in a population.

A person who recovers from a disease but continues to shed the pathogen is called a(n)________________________.

Fomites are ____________________________ that may be sources of pathogens.

Intestinal pathogens are usually spread by the ___________________________ route.

A disease such as tetanus,which cannot be spread from one host to another,is considered _______________________________.

Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs are called ____________________________.

A(n)_______________________ antibiotic is considered effective against many kinds of bacteria.

An infection that is caused by the patient's own flora in an abnormal site is called a(n)____________________________ infection.

A disease such as Lyme disease,which is spread from host to host by a vector,is considered _____________________________.

The respiratory tract limits the intake of airborne pathogens because of its _________________ epithelium.

The presence of bacteria in the blood is called _____________________________.

The unicellular fungi are called ______________________,and they reproduce by the process of _______________________.

The vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a(n)______________________.

An endogenous infection is one that is caused by the _______________________________.

The incubation period of a disease is the time between the entry of the pathogen and the ______________________________.

The measles virus is host specific,which means that it affects only _______________ and not ___________________________.

An infection in which a person shows no symptoms is called _______________________ or ____________________________.

Mucus from the respiratory tract is usually swallowed,and potential pathogens are destroyed by the _________________ in the __________________.